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Thursday the people involved were gone when police arrived. On 22 May, the three gunmen entered Madame gay bar in Xalapa - a city in the state of Veracruz - and carried out a mass shooting, killing what is believed to be more than 15 people and injuring many others. Authorities say a fight broke out at Brewsters Beer Garden in Petaluma around 8 p.m. More than 15 people are believed to have been killed in a mass shooting at a gay bar in Xalapa, Mexico a little over three weeks ago. Orlando police say a heavily armed assailant, carrying a handgun and an assault rifle, opened fire at Pulse Orlando, a gay nightclub south of downtown, early Sunday. A federal law enforcement official told USA TODAY the suspect has been identified as Omar Mateen of Port St. 2 injured in shooting at Northern California bar. "It is a place where the community comes to feel safe and express themselves." The shirts were sold at a bar less than an hour from where gay college student Matthew Shepard died after being brutally beaten in 1998. "We are heartbroken," the statement said. "Our philosophy has always been that Gay clubs have a unique role, we in addition to our role as an entertainment venue and social gathering place, we serve as a Community Center for GLBT community and its allies. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Management at the Church Street bar and dance club said many staffers and community members have "personal ties" to Orlando and some of the victims of the shooting. Two of Nashville's most popular gay hangouts, Tribe and Play, issued a joint statement on Facebook Sunday afternoon. For the past four years, Ellison worked as a bartender at the Gangway, the oldest gay bar in California, which shut down over a year ago to the dismay of its loyal customers and friends. history, which killed 50 people and wounded scores more at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Coy Ellison, a longtime resident of the neighborhood, was one of them. Nashville's gay community reacted with an outpouring of grief and calls for solidarity Sunday following the worst mass-shooting in U.S.